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Apr 08, 2018jeffreyochsner rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I found this book rather tiresome and way too "clever" for my taste. The author seems to be showing off rather than trying to write an enjoyable mystery. I did not like any of the characters, so I did not care what happened to them. The book is too long and involved; it is not worth the time I spent reading it. The concept is interesting; there is a mystery within a mystery, as a manuscript of a murder mystery has been delivered to a publisher, and then the author dies suddenly in what could be an accident but might be foul play. The book contains both the manuscript and the surrounding story, and the two are interrelated. That sounds like it would be really good, and I was looking forward to reading it. Somehow it misses the mark; I finished the book, but it was unsatisfying. There are a zillion references to Agatha Christie mysteries and some other mysteries. I am sure there are readers who would love this book, but I am not one of them.